Speedbird Logo

[Terror_is_firmer]

Hi all,
I'm building a website that charts the history of British Airways right from the start to the present day.

Imperial Airways introduced the "Speedbird" logo in 1932 which was designed by a chap called Theyre Lee-Elliot and no matter how much I search the internet, I cant find any history on how this logo came to be.

If anyone can help me with this, I would be most greatful

Cheers in advance

[Terror_is_firmer]

Thanks for the link. Its a very useful website. Still no luck with Mr Lee-Elliott though

[TwinAisle]

I read somewhere that Theyre Lee-Elliot played table tennis for England, as well as being a graphic artist... might be a lead there if you search on table tennis??

TA

[PaperTiger]

Google gives me about 30 hits on Theyre Lee-Elliot, including one to this fascinating site of Imperial Airways memorabilia including some early Speedbird renditions.

[PaperTiger]

Probably because the chappie's name is/was Lee-Elliott, Mike

Google is a bit literal at times.

[Terror_is_firmer]

Yeh I found the Imperial Airways site. Good reading it is aswell. Mr Lee-Elliott's work can be found quite easily on google, but try searching for the history of the speed bird device (trust me I've looked) and there doen't seem to be a lot documented about why the design was chosen or how they came to that design.

Cheers for all the help though and i'll give BA archives a buzz and see what they have.

Cheers again